ABOVEThebig7.23mHainesHunterisanimbledancerwith
400hpofYamahagrunt.RIGHTIn testing, the Yamaha F200
drovetheHainesHunter700toatopspeedof44kts,andan
economical cruise of 24kts.transom is.
You can cruise all day
at 24kts with the motors
ticking over at 3500rpm
where consumption showed
as 38lt/h with a range of
212nm, confirming the
Haines Hunter claim of
being able to fish 100km
from shore. Stab the
throttles and the response is
instant, and on flat water it’s
a matter of choosing your
speed up to a maximum
of 44kts and a fuel use of
147lt/h.
SeaTrialsTwo on board, light load with 100lt fuel 380lt fuel tank (calculations using 10% reserve)
RPM SPEED (KTS) (LT/H) RANGE (NM)
600 3 3.3 310
1000 4.8 5.9 225
1500 6.6 10 167
2000 8 16.3 136
2500 10 24 142
3000 17.2 29 202
3500 23.6 38 212
4000 27.5 50 188
4500 32 63 173
5000 35 94 127
5500 39 125 106
6000 44 147 102
*Sea-trial data supplied by the author.“You can cruise all
day at 24kts with the
motors ticking over
at 3500rpm where
consumption showed
as 38lt/h with a range
of 212nm”
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